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WD-40 for electronics

I forgot who said it, but Im sure it was said. So I will ask the question... for "OLD" screechy volume pots and connections is there a miracle grease, solvent, or lubricant? Or did I read or hear this in my dreams??? If not Lets create a snake oil of "Snake Oil's" and get filthy like Mike at My Pillow. To his credit its a great product. Much better than the 60 dollar "Audiophile 12 inch Inner-tube" I bought to go under my 5 disk carousel Carver CD Player.With My Denon 270 receiver and if Im not mistaken DCM Time Window Speakers along with the first pair of rosenut HSU 30 somthing inch tall by around 14 inches wide cardboard tube subwoofers with a black knit around them. God did I think I was all that... Haha I can laugh at myself I hope you guys can too!

But seriously if there is a spray or grease to help... Please chime in... I need it.
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audioman58
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The best thing by far is Stabilant-22 
not only is it a super conductor but works great for all audio contacts and vacuum tube pins ,first clean with
isopropyl alcohol. Put a few drops ina volume pot, it protects from
oxydation for a minimum of 12 years 
used by Nasa and many other high tech 
companies with Many awards.
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arcticdeth
1,572 posts
 
WD-40

  NO, NO, AMD HELL no!

never use we 40.

 But a bottle of Mobile 1 FULL SYNTHETIC (quart)
buy a small dropper bottle, your oil reserves will be good for several years!

theres,no petroleum, and it is great oil. Slick and it stays put.
 Get the thick oil. 15w40 or close.

the best oil is either :....
Shell Rotella
or Delo 

great suff.
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sfar
1,758 posts
 
Deoxit D5 is the basic, all-around stuff for cleaning and lubricating.
https://amzn.to/2FDEnAH


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geoffkait
23,365 posts
 
Stabilator 22 was marketed to consumers as Tweek contact enhancer, which turned out to be a colossal bomb, as it turned into a greenish black goop and has to be entirely cleaned out. One of the feeblest attempts to appeal to naive and gullible audiophiles in the history of audio.
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sfseay
496 posts
 
WD-40 for electronics 

No it’s just Kerosene in a spay can and will dry things out even more and make those pots even more noisy once it’s dried out. 

😝 WD-40’s primary ingredient is fish oil...not kerosene.
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